What’s the worst part about Christmas?

[Kibble29]

So we’ve heard all the wholesome things like the look on your kids face, the time off work, After Eights by the kilo…but what are the bad parts about Christmas?

For me, it’s Shloer. Ban it immediately.

Also, people who sellotape the paper to the gift itself so that when you unwrap, it pulls a part of the packaging away too.

And people using the term “Chrimbo”.

What is your lighthearted worst bit of the holiday season?

You could get everyone those carbon fart pants for Christmas!

For me is the run up to Christmas. Everyone wants to finish this and that before the break, so busy at work. Have lots of concerts, fairs and dos to attend, but the traffic always makes it stressful to get there. It is dark dark, so feeling tired and sleepy.
Once I am on holidays, I just love love love the rest and peaceful time with the family.
Missing many of them now, but so many fond memories.

Bin day confusion - got lucky this year my days stay the same 😄
Too many bastard bountys/nutty chocolates in the sweets, more galaxy/malteaser/caramel/strawberry/orange creams needed
Taking down all the decorations, everything looks so bleak ☹️
Full recycling bins with all the cardboard

😂🥳

January. Especially veganuary and Dry January - the month is miserable enough without making it worse!

Paper wrappers on the quality street

And having to spend days on end with my tedious PILs

Ditto! 😆

The washing up! So much food = constant dishwasher/washing up.
You clear it all and then bam! Thirty glasses appear and the peanut bowl is empty and there are cheese boards and trifle bowls and yule log plates…

Disposing of the Christmas tree carcass while it sheds everywhere.
See also Christmas tree needles turning up for months.

Wrapping presents - always takes longer than you think it will.

The actual day! I love the run up but feel fed up and flat on the day itself.

That there’s all this excitement, the lights, the cards, the merry Christmas greetings and…. then…. it’s January

That you are expected to love it all, and be all festive and all that shit.

It all feels so surreal to me... like the people that have a tree up, wear xmas earrings/hats/jumpers are from a different planet. It is just normal business for me, yet I feel like an alien.

It is awful to not be into xmas, and go into shops. All the lights, decorations, music, and all as it gets closer to the day... all the people.

Pretty much all of it. I put on a happy face, do all the stuff, but don't enjoy it. I prefer the quiet pleasures, a walk, a slow meal in a nice restaurant, watching Netflix with a nice glass of red. Christmas is just too fraught for me.

You Bounty Celebrations hating weirdos can send them all to me, ta

Michael Bublé. Sorry to any fans, there’s just something about his voice that puts me on edge!

Going to the work do (I could just stop there tbh) and seeing all my beautiful colleagues who are normally barefaced apart from one youngster who is permanently orange wearing really intense lipstick. Freaks me out slightly.

Being given three calendars even though you've already bought one and filled out next year's key dates.

I like the Bounty ones. Will swap you for the lumps of greasy brown lard better known as Galaxy.

Forced fun at work. Secret bloody Santa.

House being cluttered with a mountain of Amazon boxes and carrier bags filled with unwrapped gifts, half of which have to be returned because you’ve spent too much or bought the wrong thing

Wrapping the bloody things. Especially when you realise you’ve bought really crap cheap paper

The hours if not DAYS lost to untangling fairy lights

Having to reset the fairy lights to ‘Steady’ (7) instead of Twinkle/Wave/Manic Fucking Strobe because you bought really crap cheap fairy lights. Every. Fucking. Night.

When I have to go back to work

Guffing! Haha brilliant.

But I feel you, it's absolutely rancid having relatives farting all over your sofa, cushions, throws etc.

My mother takes particular delight in doing so too. Has a big beaming smile on her face.

same, I love the kids opening thier presents and tbh that’s the only bit of calm we get after that it’s all systems go, I feel like it goes way to quick. Also having an autistic child you never know how the days gonna go,… last year he got super overwhelmed just before dinner.

@Samandytimlucypeterolivia yes my dd is autistic too so it's always a bit unpredictable.

“The wine was open at breakfast”
sums it all up really

Elton bloody John "Step Into Christmas " I hear it everywhere (sigh)